It’s actually the 2011 Blackhawks-Canucks series that’s particularly reminiscent of the one the Sharks find themselves in right now. Like San Jose did last night, Vancouver made a rather bold goalie change on the road in Game 6, going with Cory Schneider over Roberto Luongo. The gamble didn’t pay off, and the Canucks went back to Luongo for Game 7, eventually winning in overtime.

The Sharks have had a scare but how good were they for the first 3 games, that team is there somewhere. I think and hope we see that team on Wednesday for game 7. There’s no way SJ is about to reversed sweeped, the leaders have to step up to protect their legacys. Thornton and Marleau will struggle to love this down if they lose. It’s time to put your balls on the tables, boys!

Let’s go Sharks!

imleftcoast - Apr 29, 2014 at 3:33 PM

The good news for the Sharks is they are playing at home. The bad news for the Sharks is LA has a better goalie and are going to play for a one goal win. I’d pick the Sharks, but for Quick has raised his game and it’s going to be tough to beat him.

I say start Stalock again. He was really confident and played well. It was the controversial goal that messed him up. I think he would bounce back and get the win.

Everyone needs to play hard in front of him. Hit everyone in front of Stalock. Don’t allow any screens. The most important part? Control the puck and move it into the Kings zone. Sharks need to learn to just throw pucks at the net. Especially on that 5 on 3 chance. Not to take away the kill from the Kings but when the Sharks keep passing and only get 1/2 shots on net….the Sharks shot themselves in the foot on that one. Throw it at the net. A King player could block a shot and hurt himself. A Kings stick could break. You could get a lucky bounce. All those things will never happen if you are just playing hot potato with the puck.

It’s gut check time Sharks. Your backs are against the wall. You need this win. Not just for yourself but for the fans you are embarrassing when you let these things happen. It will be a hell of a game. Hopefully Sharks come out ahead. Fingers crossed…

tronn25 - Apr 29, 2014 at 4:47 PM

Honestly, there has got to be ZERO chance you read what you type before striking submit. I almost had a seizure reading the above.

The bad news is that your analysis is absolute rubbish. I could get a better breakdown of game six from a piece of digested beef jerky. The good news is that PHT’s isn’t much better.

Hoping for injuries?! C’mon chief. That just makes your whole fan-base look bad. Take your thumb out of your bum and be a man.

if the sharks loose they will deserve every mention of the word “choke”
always thought this would be a tough series and figured it would go 6-7 games but never imagined it would go like it has and the sharks right now are not playing well enough to win
but hope springs eternal…..
Go Sharks
Win or loose

c9castine - Apr 29, 2014 at 1:01 PM

crazy series.

at this point, LA has to be the favorite. their mindset has to be “well forget everything else. just 1 game now. win 1 game”

im sure thats why over half of teams to pull this off end up winning…its like you were buried alive and somehow poked your head out of the dirt. your alive and breathing above ground…all you gotta do now is crawl out and stand up.

Agreed. Sharks were the “underdog” coming into this series (even though they were the higher seed) and I think that played well for them the first couple of games. Now that they’re back to being the underdog for game 7, maybe that will help them. One thing’s for sure … the Kings bench could not have looked any cockier at the end of game 6 – we’ll see if that’s a good or bad thing for them.

c9castine - Apr 29, 2014 at 10:32 PM

um i dunno man. i do see what your saying but i would think after going up 3-0 and then trailing in the first period of game 6 your up against a wall. you should be worried and desperate at that point..

but LA just continued to take it to them.

in honesty, im leaning 60/40 in favor of SJ. really hard to win 4 straight in the playoffs let alone games 4-7. but they pretty much beat up on san jose for 3 straight games…i know san jose did it to them too but. well see.